About Us
We take pride in offering an intimate, collegial environment that fosters humane values and genuine, hands-on learning. We maintain a policy of limiting enrollment to a small group of carefully selected students.
Commitment to Diversity
Albany Medical College and the Albany Med Health System are committed to promoting and advancing the value and strength of people from all communities. Our goal is to bring our communities together to ensure that the System is a place where eliminating disparities and inequities is integral to the health and wellbeing of all.
By reflecting the communities we serve, equity and inclusion will be embedded into our everyday practices. We are committed to creating an environment where systems of inequity are addressed and where diversity is celebrated and valued.
Our Mission
The Albany Med Health System is committed to improving health by attaining the highest standard of quality in care delivery, education, and research initiatives.
Our Vision
The Albany Med Health System will deliver its mission by means of a structure that will be, and remain, autonomous and self-governing.
Our Values
- Excellence and continuous improvement
- Integrity in every decision we make
- Compassion and respect for the dignity of every person
- A diverse, equitable, inclusive, and welcoming System
- Collaboration throughout our System
- Responsiveness to the people of our communities
- Fiscal accountability
Our Purpose
- Health care of the highest quality in a cost-effective and equitable manner.
- Education in the health sciences, allowing the region to have assured access to trained health professionals to deliver such care.
- Biomedical and clinical research in order to contribute to the body of medical knowledge thus creating new ideas, procedures and drugs that advance the quality of such care.